1 00:00:11,188 --> 00:00:14,222 KALEB: Got my big, fat bear rounds here. 2 00:00:14,258 --> 00:00:19,161 220 grains of gristle and bone smashing lead. 3 00:00:23,667 --> 00:00:29,271 I'm about to face down one of North America's most dangerous predators, bears. 4 00:00:30,540 --> 00:00:35,310 And if I'm not also a dangerous predator I have no business being out there. 5 00:00:39,149 --> 00:00:42,951 My goal is to be at the top of the food chain and to stay there. 6 00:00:45,489 --> 00:00:47,556 (gunshot) 7 00:00:53,831 --> 00:00:55,931 (gunshot) 8 00:00:59,103 --> 00:01:00,635 KALEB: This is lookin' really good. 9 00:01:00,704 --> 00:01:02,571 I'm on my way out to the bear hunting grounds. 10 00:01:02,973 --> 00:01:08,643 Just fired off a test shot and the bullet went where I told it to. 11 00:01:09,379 --> 00:01:12,380 For me, hunting is not about a trophy. 12 00:01:12,382 --> 00:01:15,917 I do not care about horn size, hide size, 13 00:01:16,987 --> 00:01:19,254 it's about food for my family. 14 00:01:20,057 --> 00:01:24,792 Hunting black bears in the springtime is an important source of food for our family. 15 00:01:25,929 --> 00:01:30,532 Black bear is the only species of food animal that's open in the springtime. 16 00:01:33,003 --> 00:01:36,604 This area here is my stomping ground as a kid. 17 00:01:37,474 --> 00:01:42,277 The Nizina River is my favorite spring bear hunting grounds. 18 00:01:43,213 --> 00:01:48,083 This late spring is causing the game to stay holed-up in the woods later than normal, 19 00:01:49,019 --> 00:01:51,219 which has been really weird for me. 20 00:01:51,221 --> 00:01:55,390 I'm used to seeing bears this time of year and to date, I've only seen one. 21 00:01:59,296 --> 00:02:00,762 It's time to go hunting. 22 00:02:00,764 --> 00:02:04,432 Going out bear hunting is like walking into the lion's den. 23 00:02:04,501 --> 00:02:07,702 I haven't always had a rosy past with bear hunting, 24 00:02:07,704 --> 00:02:10,972 I've been charged by grizzlies twice, 25 00:02:11,041 --> 00:02:14,910 once was a mama with a cub and my gun went click. 26 00:02:16,046 --> 00:02:20,248 When your gun goes click and you're staring down the barrel at a very angry mama bear, 27 00:02:21,852 --> 00:02:24,786 priorities get shifted really fast. 28 00:02:28,325 --> 00:02:33,061 CHEVIE: You're out here, you stay out here mentally until you get home. 29 00:02:33,463 --> 00:02:35,997 It helps protect you and helps keep you safe 30 00:02:35,999 --> 00:02:38,033 because you never know what's gonna happen. 31 00:02:41,071 --> 00:02:43,672 (animal call) 32 00:02:49,413 --> 00:02:51,680 CHEVIE: Everything's just getting up right now. 33 00:02:51,698 --> 00:02:53,481 You know, you know what papa would say? 34 00:02:53,550 --> 00:02:55,416 SYDNEY: What? 35 00:02:55,419 --> 00:02:57,886 CHEVIE: Know what papa would say? 36 00:02:57,954 --> 00:02:59,621 SYDNEY: What? 37 00:02:59,689 --> 00:03:02,691 CHEVIE: He'd say, he'd say catch, catch 'em, catch 'em with sleep in their eyes, 38 00:03:03,159 --> 00:03:04,826 they're not quite so fast. 39 00:03:04,828 --> 00:03:07,829 These aren't that long so don't throw them that far because then they'll, 40 00:03:07,897 --> 00:03:09,431 they'll float out into the river 41 00:03:09,499 --> 00:03:12,834 and we don't wanna have to go get 'em, 'cause they won't touch bottom. 42 00:03:12,902 --> 00:03:14,035 Okay? 43 00:03:14,104 --> 00:03:16,037 They gotta be right along the edge. 44 00:03:16,039 --> 00:03:18,506 You hear me? What'd I say? 45 00:03:20,644 --> 00:03:21,910 CHEVIE: Okay, here. 46 00:03:21,978 --> 00:03:24,379 Springtime's kind of an important time to me, a fun time. 47 00:03:24,381 --> 00:03:27,982 It's kinda the last hunt of the winter before everything starts nesting and getting 48 00:03:27,985 --> 00:03:30,051 into summertime where we don't hunt a whole bunch, 49 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,187 so I just felt like this was the right time 50 00:03:32,255 --> 00:03:35,523 for Sydney to get out and hunt ducks and geese. 51 00:03:37,394 --> 00:03:40,061 SYDNEY: Right there. CHEVIE: Huh? 52 00:03:40,063 --> 00:03:42,864 Yeah, that's good, see how it's not moving? 53 00:03:43,533 --> 00:03:48,202 My goal with Sydney is to teach her and instill confidence in her. 54 00:03:48,672 --> 00:03:51,472 So she can safely start handling a firearm. 55 00:03:51,475 --> 00:03:57,746 And for her to be able to be okay with taking the life of an animal providing food for us. 56 00:03:57,814 --> 00:04:00,214 Okay. I'm gonna, so I put one in the chamber, okay? 57 00:04:00,817 --> 00:04:03,285 So it's ready to go, all you have to do is go like that, okay? 58 00:04:04,688 --> 00:04:06,655 So just set it over there. 59 00:04:07,758 --> 00:04:10,292 Take off your earmuffs. 60 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:11,492 Why do you keep those things on? 61 00:04:11,495 --> 00:04:13,161 You just don't like listening to me talk or what? 62 00:04:15,899 --> 00:04:18,500 CHEVIE: You gotta put 'em up though so you can hear what's going on around you. 63 00:04:37,788 --> 00:04:39,387 SYDNEY: Okay. 64 00:04:39,856 --> 00:04:42,123 CHEVIE: Shoot at the white one in the middle. 65 00:04:42,125 --> 00:04:43,925 Get the gun up against your shoulder, 66 00:04:43,927 --> 00:04:45,126 just about your practice. 67 00:04:45,195 --> 00:04:47,662 Work on your breathing. 68 00:04:47,664 --> 00:04:52,133 Take your time, if you don't have a good shot just wait, baby. 69 00:04:54,471 --> 00:04:55,704 Shoot, shoot. 70 00:04:57,874 --> 00:04:59,674 Set it back over there, they'll come back. 71 00:04:59,743 --> 00:05:00,942 Sit down. 72 00:05:12,556 --> 00:05:16,324 Ooh, right behind it. 73 00:05:18,028 --> 00:05:20,195 That was a good shot. 74 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:26,334 You're right in it, it doesn't matter if you get one or not. 75 00:05:28,105 --> 00:05:29,170 CHEVIE: You almost got that one. 76 00:05:29,172 --> 00:05:31,439 Well, you're gonna get one eventually. 77 00:05:31,441 --> 00:05:33,541 Good practice. 78 00:05:36,846 --> 00:05:38,246 CHRIS: That's one of the like benefits of living off the grid, 79 00:05:38,248 --> 00:05:39,580 and living out here. 80 00:05:39,583 --> 00:05:41,449 There's no one around to, like, point out your mistakes. 81 00:05:41,518 --> 00:05:43,451 You just gotta learn from them. 82 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,653 And as long as we just keep learning from our mistakes, 83 00:05:45,722 --> 00:05:47,689 we'll be able to stay out here longer and longer. 84 00:05:52,996 --> 00:05:54,929 How's that lookin'? 85 00:05:54,998 --> 00:05:56,531 Better? 86 00:05:56,533 --> 00:06:00,502 JESSI: I was just thinking about how large we're gonna want this thing? 87 00:06:01,471 --> 00:06:03,671 CHRIS: Oh, six or seven feet long? 88 00:06:03,673 --> 00:06:06,140 JESSI: That's what I was thinking, right? 89 00:06:06,343 --> 00:06:08,877 CHRIS: The first winter out on the Cosna I pretty much had no veggies, 90 00:06:08,945 --> 00:06:10,077 it was all beans and rice. 91 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:11,746 All dried foods. 92 00:06:11,815 --> 00:06:13,948 When you're only eating what you can grow and catch, 93 00:06:13,950 --> 00:06:16,217 having a little garden's really helpful. 94 00:06:16,553 --> 00:06:18,686 So this year we're gonna build ourselves an automated garden 95 00:06:18,755 --> 00:06:20,688 that's gonna actually water itself. 96 00:06:20,757 --> 00:06:22,623 In hopes that we're gonna have a nice, full garden. 97 00:06:23,026 --> 00:06:24,926 That'll make fall time a lot easier on us. 98 00:06:26,696 --> 00:06:29,897 What I was thinking is we got these old rain gutters that are made out of black pipe? 99 00:06:29,900 --> 00:06:32,099 We can kind of turn this into like, an aqueduct system. 100 00:06:32,102 --> 00:06:34,769 I was thinking maybe have a rain barrel up here where it's higher? 101 00:06:34,771 --> 00:06:38,239 And then the rain barrel would feed into another gutter that 102 00:06:38,241 --> 00:06:41,042 would run down to where the flower box is. 103 00:06:41,444 --> 00:06:43,912 We can have our potatoes and carrots and lettuce, 104 00:06:43,980 --> 00:06:46,514 and the aqueduct system would actually water it all summer. 105 00:06:47,651 --> 00:06:51,119 JESSI: Well, I think that it's gonna be a lot of work but it's gonna be worth it. 106 00:06:51,187 --> 00:06:53,921 A full garden that's ready to harvest? 107 00:06:53,924 --> 00:06:54,722 It would be. 108 00:06:54,724 --> 00:06:55,923 CHRIS: That would be awesome. 109 00:06:55,926 --> 00:06:57,725 JESSI: That'll be really important to have out here. 110 00:06:57,794 --> 00:06:59,928 CHRIS: Well, I'll go get the chainsaw mill and I'll meet you around front if you want to load 111 00:06:59,996 --> 00:07:04,466 that four-foot half cut log up onto the uh milling table we'll start milling it down. 112 00:07:04,534 --> 00:07:07,202 JESSI: I'll cut up the wood, you get the chainsaw. 113 00:07:08,338 --> 00:07:13,107 (saw whirring) 114 00:07:16,746 --> 00:07:17,812 You got all four pieces? 115 00:07:17,814 --> 00:07:21,148 CHRIS: Yep. JESSI: Fantastic. CHRIS: Cool. 116 00:07:21,885 --> 00:07:23,885 JESSI: Head over to the front of the house. 117 00:07:24,354 --> 00:07:26,888 CHRIS: Yeah, these'll probably go to the outside like that. 118 00:07:28,024 --> 00:07:29,690 JESSI: Yeah. 119 00:07:29,693 --> 00:07:33,595 I think this should be big enough for lettuce, bok choy, carrots, and potatoes. 120 00:07:34,164 --> 00:07:34,996 CHRIS: Absolutely. 121 00:07:38,835 --> 00:07:41,168 Perfect, there's your box. 122 00:07:41,171 --> 00:07:44,639 JESSI: Lot of veggies for us to come back to. 123 00:07:44,841 --> 00:07:48,276 Great, so I think now is going to be the hardest part. 124 00:07:49,045 --> 00:07:50,912 CHRIS: Making dirt. 125 00:07:50,980 --> 00:07:52,547 JESSI: A lot of dirt. 126 00:07:55,385 --> 00:07:58,185 JOHNNY: No matter where I've lived, I've always faced challenges. 127 00:07:59,055 --> 00:08:02,390 Challenges that nature throws at me are challenges that I want to take on. 128 00:08:11,267 --> 00:08:12,600 JOHNNY: We'll get you some cod, Java. 129 00:08:12,669 --> 00:08:14,201 You don't worry. 130 00:08:14,671 --> 00:08:17,138 Just gonna head up here, it's a little bit calmer, and do some fishing. 131 00:08:17,941 --> 00:08:20,008 'Cause I don't need to be in the little rough parts right here. 132 00:08:21,678 --> 00:08:24,145 It's just not worth it. 133 00:08:24,347 --> 00:08:27,649 But getting to the other side of the bay is a challenging feat in itself. 134 00:08:27,884 --> 00:08:31,152 Gets really choppy, it gets pretty dangerous in the middle of the day. 135 00:08:31,487 --> 00:08:34,622 Once I get across, I got a sweet little fishing hole. 136 00:08:34,624 --> 00:08:38,826 I do pretty well there, I catch a lot of fish but the time is ticking. 137 00:08:39,295 --> 00:08:41,930 Every day in the middle of the day, that swell picks up. 138 00:08:42,765 --> 00:08:45,233 Made it across the gauntlet, sweet! 139 00:08:45,835 --> 00:08:50,705 The only problem is the water's a little bit rougher so we have to pay attention 140 00:08:50,773 --> 00:08:54,442 to the water but also catch some fish. 141 00:08:55,178 --> 00:08:58,580 I start having too much fun fishing and my head's down, 142 00:08:58,648 --> 00:09:00,915 and then I look up and there's all this swell going on and 143 00:09:00,984 --> 00:09:05,519 it will swamp my boat 'cause that swell comes in fast. 144 00:09:05,522 --> 00:09:09,056 So the goal is to catch a bunch of cod and the cod are going to feed Java. 145 00:09:09,059 --> 00:09:13,661 You know, I consider myself a subsistence hunter, gatherer, 146 00:09:14,197 --> 00:09:18,199 and Java's kinda more of a subsistence freeloader but 147 00:09:18,201 --> 00:09:20,868 it's all good because she keeps me company while I'm doing all this 148 00:09:20,937 --> 00:09:22,737 stuff out here. 149 00:09:22,805 --> 00:09:26,474 I eat a subsistence diet, I don't buy any meat whatsoever 150 00:09:26,476 --> 00:09:29,811 and there's no reason why my dog can't live that same life. 151 00:09:30,213 --> 00:09:32,880 Going across the bay to catch fish, it's just an errand. 152 00:09:32,949 --> 00:09:35,083 This is me running errands. 153 00:09:35,685 --> 00:09:38,686 You learn to be creative, and catch fish! 154 00:09:39,756 --> 00:09:40,888 There we go, got one on! 155 00:09:41,958 --> 00:09:43,491 Yeah, baby. 156 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:44,759 This one's got a little more fight. 157 00:09:44,761 --> 00:09:47,261 See what we got. 158 00:09:49,232 --> 00:09:51,365 Oh, Irish lord. 159 00:09:51,834 --> 00:09:54,035 I don't keep the Irish lords. 160 00:09:54,437 --> 00:09:56,704 And if I don't keep fish I don't bring 'em out of the water. 161 00:09:57,374 --> 00:09:59,107 I try to keep 'em in as much as possible, 162 00:10:00,043 --> 00:10:03,978 but you don't want to get pricked by their little fins 163 00:10:03,980 --> 00:10:07,915 and such because you can get a pretty nasty infection. 164 00:10:10,587 --> 00:10:12,119 And down he goes. 165 00:10:12,122 --> 00:10:15,323 Don't bring 'em out of the water because what's the point? 166 00:10:15,391 --> 00:10:18,026 You know I want the fish to live. 167 00:10:19,863 --> 00:10:23,865 You're like a person, sitting there. 168 00:10:23,933 --> 00:10:24,932 Oh, there we go. 169 00:10:25,001 --> 00:10:27,135 That's a fish. 170 00:10:27,937 --> 00:10:29,003 Come on, baby. 171 00:10:29,005 --> 00:10:30,604 What do we got? 172 00:10:30,873 --> 00:10:33,007 Ah, another Irish lord. 173 00:10:33,076 --> 00:10:35,076 Calm down, calm down. 174 00:10:35,078 --> 00:10:37,845 I don't want to be pricked by you. 175 00:10:39,749 --> 00:10:43,284 If I'm catching two of the Irish lords in this area then that means 176 00:10:43,352 --> 00:10:45,486 it's not the place I wanna be. 177 00:10:45,488 --> 00:10:47,555 Move on. 178 00:10:48,158 --> 00:10:51,826 Yeah, this is what it is to live the subsistence life. 179 00:10:52,295 --> 00:10:56,430 You know, it's adventurous, it's fun, it's a way to get out and see the world, 180 00:10:56,899 --> 00:10:59,200 see life through a different set of lenses. 181 00:11:02,238 --> 00:11:04,272 Ooh, that's a big swell. 182 00:11:05,975 --> 00:11:07,975 I'm drifting hard. 183 00:11:08,044 --> 00:11:10,078 I'm gonna put my boat underwater. 184 00:11:16,719 --> 00:11:19,653 I'm drifting pretty hard, 185 00:11:20,206 --> 00:11:23,457 and I'm just catching fish that I'm not trying to catch so. 186 00:11:23,860 --> 00:11:27,462 The water's channeling between this big rock here and this point right here, 187 00:11:28,531 --> 00:11:32,934 and it's a tight little squeeze so the water flowing in between them is creating more of a wake, 188 00:11:33,603 --> 00:11:37,271 creating bigger swell and I can't fish in something like this, 189 00:11:38,274 --> 00:11:40,274 because it's just a little too bumpy. 190 00:11:40,343 --> 00:11:42,409 It's just not worth it. 191 00:11:42,612 --> 00:11:45,012 You know, nature doesn't care if I'm catching fish or not, 192 00:11:45,081 --> 00:11:48,482 so sometimes I'm out here and the waves pick up and I gotta go. 193 00:11:49,018 --> 00:11:50,084 We'll get you some cod, Java. 194 00:11:50,153 --> 00:11:51,853 You don't worry. 195 00:11:53,156 --> 00:11:56,524 CHEVIE: Going out, being on the land, being opportunists. 196 00:11:57,127 --> 00:11:58,159 It's really hard. 197 00:11:58,227 --> 00:11:59,827 There's a lot to it. 198 00:12:00,096 --> 00:12:04,599 You gotta be ready to be able to rise to that occasion and perform and to not crumble. 199 00:12:07,503 --> 00:12:10,371 CHEVIE: If that was a beaver this morning and you were that close to a beaver. 200 00:12:10,773 --> 00:12:13,508 And that duck, when you shot at that duck you would have, 201 00:12:13,576 --> 00:12:15,643 you would have hit, you would have hit that beaver. 202 00:12:15,711 --> 00:12:17,311 That was a beaver killing shot, right there. 203 00:12:17,313 --> 00:12:20,047 But that was such, that was just a little pocket duck you were shooting at. 204 00:12:21,151 --> 00:12:24,452 No matter what you just can't let your confidence get shaken. 205 00:12:25,655 --> 00:12:28,322 All right, let's do it, let's try to get some, let's try to get some ducks. 206 00:12:28,324 --> 00:12:29,657 SYDNEY: Okay. 207 00:12:30,193 --> 00:12:35,996 CHEVIE: There's a lot of tools and a lot of positive things that come out of being 208 00:12:35,999 --> 00:12:39,200 in the forest or being on the land. 209 00:12:39,268 --> 00:12:43,471 I just wanted her to actually kill an animal, to take that first shot, 210 00:12:43,539 --> 00:12:49,177 get a taste of subsistence lifestyle and focus on her and her development. 211 00:12:51,547 --> 00:12:53,013 All right, we got some, usually, 212 00:12:53,016 --> 00:12:55,349 we got some ducks that are right here sittin' around the corner, 213 00:12:55,351 --> 00:12:56,818 let's be ready for 'em okay? 214 00:12:56,886 --> 00:12:58,553 SYDNEY: Okay. 215 00:12:58,621 --> 00:13:01,822 CHEVIE: We'll just kinda go slow and see if we see some ducks back in the trees. 216 00:13:01,825 --> 00:13:03,624 SYDNEY: Okay. 217 00:13:03,626 --> 00:13:05,292 CHEVIE: Do you want me to shoot at the ones that fly or you want me to let them go? 218 00:13:05,295 --> 00:13:08,762 SYDNEY: Um, I think you shoot at the ones that fly because I'm not very 219 00:13:08,765 --> 00:13:10,231 good at flying things. 220 00:13:10,233 --> 00:13:12,033 CHEVIE: Okay. 221 00:13:14,771 --> 00:13:17,772 Okay, right out your side right here there's one little pocket duck swimmin'. 222 00:13:18,107 --> 00:13:20,241 I'll tell you where it's at, okay? 223 00:13:20,309 --> 00:13:23,711 You see it? It's right on the other side of this log, it's almost to the bank. 224 00:13:25,715 --> 00:13:28,849 SYDNEY: Here? Dang it. CHEVIE: That's okay. 225 00:13:29,185 --> 00:13:30,784 SYDNEY: Oh, really. 226 00:13:30,787 --> 00:13:34,655 CHEVIE: Animals gotta win, win, win sometimes, too, and get away sometimes 227 00:13:34,724 --> 00:13:35,923 and that's, that's fine. 228 00:13:35,925 --> 00:13:37,658 That's just the way it is. 229 00:13:37,727 --> 00:13:39,760 Should we go to the next spot? 230 00:13:41,397 --> 00:13:44,465 All right, Sydney I see quite a few ducks right up here still so, 231 00:13:44,467 --> 00:13:46,734 be ready with your .22. 232 00:13:47,003 --> 00:13:49,136 Stay down. Stay down. 233 00:13:52,809 --> 00:13:54,909 (gunshot) 234 00:13:55,478 --> 00:13:57,945 SYDNEY: Flew away? 235 00:13:58,014 --> 00:14:00,414 CHEVIE: It's right here on the bank. 236 00:14:01,351 --> 00:14:03,417 Get it, Thor. 237 00:14:03,486 --> 00:14:06,220 I just knocked one out of the air and then it was right here on the bank, 238 00:14:06,422 --> 00:14:08,189 just winged it. 239 00:14:08,224 --> 00:14:09,556 It was a big mallard. 240 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:10,824 SYDNEY: Wait. 241 00:14:10,827 --> 00:14:12,226 What, what do you mean you knocked it out of the air Dad? 242 00:14:12,245 --> 00:14:14,028 CHEVIE: And I don't know if it went back in the water or if it, 243 00:14:14,030 --> 00:14:18,132 they'll get in the grass up here and they'll kinda, they'll kind of run around. 244 00:14:19,302 --> 00:14:20,635 Okay. 245 00:14:20,703 --> 00:14:22,169 SYDNEY: All the way over here? 246 00:14:22,171 --> 00:14:24,572 CHEVIE: It ran up the bank, somewhere in here. 247 00:14:25,441 --> 00:14:27,508 SYDNEY: Oh, maybe it flew away. 248 00:14:27,510 --> 00:14:28,776 CHEVIE: It might've. 249 00:14:28,778 --> 00:14:31,812 It was going pretty darn good. 250 00:14:33,115 --> 00:14:35,449 SYDNEY: I have a feeling it's long gone by now. 251 00:14:35,451 --> 00:14:38,719 CHEVIE: It might be. 252 00:14:40,857 --> 00:14:42,390 SYDNEY: We just lost it. 253 00:14:42,458 --> 00:14:44,625 CHEVIE: Could be in the water, we gotta look. 254 00:14:45,594 --> 00:14:48,162 SYDNEY: We already did look. 255 00:14:50,533 --> 00:14:52,266 CHEVIE: Day's not over yet though, okay? 256 00:14:52,335 --> 00:14:53,668 SYDNEY: Uh-hmm. 257 00:14:53,736 --> 00:14:55,136 CHEVIE: Been out quite a while, 258 00:14:55,204 --> 00:14:57,871 getting a little bit tired and, uh, 259 00:14:57,874 --> 00:15:00,074 knocked one duck out of the air and couldn't find it. 260 00:15:00,142 --> 00:15:01,642 Sydney was kinda bummed out about it, 261 00:15:01,678 --> 00:15:04,211 because we've been waiting to get a duck in the boat for a couple hours 262 00:15:04,213 --> 00:15:08,416 this morning and it's really good for her little spirit to keep her excited 263 00:15:08,484 --> 00:15:10,017 and boosted about what we're doing here. 264 00:15:10,019 --> 00:15:15,022 So we gotta shoot some ducks and we gotta keep everybody happy. 265 00:15:19,562 --> 00:15:24,699 KALEB: It is very important to train, to prepare, and be the most dangerous predator 266 00:15:24,968 --> 00:15:28,502 in the woods when going out on a black bear hunt. 267 00:15:29,438 --> 00:15:30,838 Otherwise, I won't survive. 268 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,306 I won't come home. 269 00:15:35,311 --> 00:15:38,145 Big ol' wolf, two of 'em walked through here a day ago. 270 00:15:39,248 --> 00:15:42,249 And I see old bear tracks in the mud. 271 00:15:42,318 --> 00:15:44,719 So that's a good sign. 272 00:15:46,122 --> 00:15:48,122 Bears are traveling through here. 273 00:15:49,792 --> 00:15:53,927 This has been a very strange spring. 274 00:15:54,130 --> 00:15:57,798 There are no bears out when they normally are. 275 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,534 I'm struggling to just see one bear. 276 00:16:06,275 --> 00:16:08,609 I think I got one. 277 00:16:09,145 --> 00:16:11,746 Yep, that black bear right there. 278 00:16:11,814 --> 00:16:13,680 It's about 400 yards away right now. 279 00:16:14,417 --> 00:16:17,951 And now, we've gotta close that gap a lot, getting up on that point. 280 00:16:18,955 --> 00:16:22,022 I should have a nice clear line of sign right down into his vitals, 281 00:16:22,558 --> 00:16:26,427 just need to get in brush, out of sight before he spooks. 282 00:16:28,564 --> 00:16:30,631 We're on the hunt now, boys. 283 00:16:31,167 --> 00:16:35,369 Wintertime is long and it's cold and there's not really any sources of meat 284 00:16:35,371 --> 00:16:38,105 out here other than what we get in the fall. 285 00:16:38,374 --> 00:16:41,709 And last fall we didn't do so hot during hunting season 286 00:16:41,777 --> 00:16:44,812 so we are in desperate need of more meat. 287 00:16:57,993 --> 00:17:00,394 He's down there. 288 00:17:00,463 --> 00:17:03,197 Looking straight at me. 289 00:17:03,199 --> 00:17:06,400 It's a cinnamon-faced black bear down there. 290 00:17:06,469 --> 00:17:09,036 Nice looking, good-sized bear. 291 00:17:24,570 --> 00:17:26,904 (gunshot) 292 00:17:26,906 --> 00:17:29,273 KALEB: Bear is down! 293 00:17:31,177 --> 00:17:33,644 He's still going a little bit. 294 00:17:35,581 --> 00:17:37,581 (gunshot) 295 00:17:40,253 --> 00:17:44,255 Unfortunately for whatever reason, uh my shot wasn't perfect, 296 00:17:44,323 --> 00:17:46,724 and now I've gotta go finish the situation. 297 00:17:47,527 --> 00:17:50,294 So we need to get down there before he runs too far, 298 00:17:51,530 --> 00:17:54,264 and before his trail disappears. 299 00:17:54,867 --> 00:17:58,402 For me, this is a horrendous situation, 300 00:17:58,471 --> 00:18:00,871 one of which I am not proud of. 301 00:18:00,873 --> 00:18:03,340 I keep in the back of my mind that I've got a dangerous 302 00:18:03,342 --> 00:18:06,610 predator on the loose in front of me. 303 00:18:06,946 --> 00:18:12,216 I am prepared at any given moment to face down a charging bear. 304 00:18:14,020 --> 00:18:16,753 There's a lot of blood right there. 305 00:18:17,423 --> 00:18:20,491 I got blood here, big running paw prints. 306 00:18:21,961 --> 00:18:25,696 We're closing in on him, I hope to find him dead somewhere. 307 00:18:26,833 --> 00:18:30,734 That's my goal. 308 00:18:40,913 --> 00:18:42,713 Hold it. 309 00:18:46,519 --> 00:18:49,136 I heard something go, whomp. 310 00:19:05,271 --> 00:19:06,537 This is not good. 311 00:19:14,413 --> 00:19:18,148 I'm going to wait 'till tomorrow because this bear might be, 312 00:19:18,150 --> 00:19:21,151 uh, agitated, dangerous. 313 00:19:21,220 --> 00:19:25,022 I heard him walking above me but not running, 314 00:19:25,024 --> 00:19:27,958 not acting scared, just walking through the 315 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,495 woods like nothing ever happened. 316 00:19:31,497 --> 00:19:35,499 And, uh, so I'm thinking it might be best 317 00:19:35,501 --> 00:19:39,136 to just back out, come back, look tomorrow. 318 00:19:42,575 --> 00:19:45,843 I am hearing this bear on the slopes above me. 319 00:19:45,911 --> 00:19:48,645 This means the tables have turned. 320 00:19:48,648 --> 00:19:53,317 This bear is hunting me, and I need to get out of this situation immediately. 321 00:19:59,458 --> 00:20:01,392 JESSI: Cosna doesn't have bad days or good days. 322 00:20:01,460 --> 00:20:02,526 It's just the Cosna. 323 00:20:02,595 --> 00:20:04,795 It's me having the bad or good days. 324 00:20:04,863 --> 00:20:07,932 All of that knowledge and the perseverance is what is going to 325 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,234 get us through all these obstacles. 326 00:20:26,152 --> 00:20:32,155 JESSI: Nice. Move that over, maybe. 327 00:20:32,825 --> 00:20:36,327 CHRIS: I think that this is some really good rot log right here. 328 00:20:37,162 --> 00:20:38,963 Check this out. 329 00:20:39,231 --> 00:20:40,898 JESSI: Whew, look how wet that is. 330 00:20:40,966 --> 00:20:42,366 CHRIS: Yeah, I don't even think we'll have to pick that out. 331 00:20:42,434 --> 00:20:44,335 It's just gonna come right on out. 332 00:20:45,705 --> 00:20:48,305 This is gonna hold in the moisture really well to our garden box. 333 00:20:49,108 --> 00:20:50,173 JESSI: Perfect base layer. 334 00:20:50,176 --> 00:20:52,242 CHRIS: Yeah. It's exactly what we want. 335 00:20:55,581 --> 00:20:58,716 JESSI: Ground here is very clay-like, and 336 00:20:58,784 --> 00:21:02,252 that means it's not super conducive for root-growing vegetables. 337 00:21:03,722 --> 00:21:04,922 CHRIS: You're running out of rot. 338 00:21:04,990 --> 00:21:07,524 JESSI: Out of log up here. 339 00:21:07,593 --> 00:21:10,928 So we're gonna have to go look around and find all of the ingredients. 340 00:21:10,996 --> 00:21:11,928 CHRIS: All right. 341 00:21:11,931 --> 00:21:13,797 JESSI: That it takes to make dirt. 342 00:21:14,266 --> 00:21:16,900 It's like making a cake out here, but for my plants. 343 00:21:18,471 --> 00:21:19,336 Okay. 344 00:21:19,405 --> 00:21:21,071 CHRIS: And dump. 345 00:21:21,140 --> 00:21:25,909 JESSI: Great. Wow. That worked fabulously. 346 00:21:27,146 --> 00:21:30,080 All right, let's go, uh, get the rest of that 347 00:21:30,082 --> 00:21:33,617 sod dirt and start mixing in some other stuff. 348 00:21:33,686 --> 00:21:35,018 CHRIS: Perfect. 349 00:21:35,888 --> 00:21:39,023 JESSI: The entire roof of this cabin used to be sod. 350 00:21:41,427 --> 00:21:43,560 CHRIS: It's just chopping up so nice. 351 00:21:43,629 --> 00:21:45,062 Look at that. 352 00:21:45,097 --> 00:21:47,698 JESSI: Sod is a great insulating layer. 353 00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:49,299 CHRIS: Nice. 354 00:21:49,301 --> 00:21:52,236 JESSI: And there's a lot that's still laying on the backside of the house. 355 00:21:53,506 --> 00:21:55,105 Really that does look pretty nice. 356 00:21:55,174 --> 00:21:56,774 CHRIS: Yeah, feel it. 357 00:21:56,842 --> 00:21:59,042 That is like, really good-looking dirt. 358 00:21:59,045 --> 00:22:01,578 JESSI: Ooh. It's so fluffy. 359 00:22:01,647 --> 00:22:03,047 CHRIS: I know because I'm just chopping it all up. 360 00:22:03,115 --> 00:22:05,683 JESSI: This is way better than I thought it was going to be. 361 00:22:08,521 --> 00:22:10,554 CHRIS: Lift your weight, Cletus. 362 00:22:11,657 --> 00:22:12,723 Let's go. 363 00:22:12,725 --> 00:22:15,092 JESSI: Let me grab the bottom, great and over. 364 00:22:17,863 --> 00:22:19,930 CHRIS: Got the sand. 365 00:22:20,132 --> 00:22:24,101 Maybe a little bit of ash, and then we can plant. 366 00:22:25,404 --> 00:22:27,671 All right, this is looking really good. 367 00:22:27,673 --> 00:22:30,741 All we gotta figure out next is how to get water back here. 368 00:22:30,743 --> 00:22:33,610 JESSI: Yeah, I think that's gonna be quite the chore. 369 00:22:35,815 --> 00:22:40,017 CHEVIE: You're not born with the instincts to survive in Alaska. 370 00:22:40,419 --> 00:22:41,552 Those are learned. 371 00:22:41,620 --> 00:22:44,421 You need to remain calm and you need to be prepared. 372 00:22:44,423 --> 00:22:48,025 There's a lot of work that goes into being successful no matter what you're doing. 373 00:22:51,029 --> 00:22:53,296 CHEVIE: I'm gonna throw this stick out there, okay? 374 00:22:53,299 --> 00:22:56,433 And then while it's moving down the river I want you to try to 375 00:22:56,502 --> 00:22:59,803 follow it with your shotgun and shoot it, okay? 376 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,340 SYDNEY: Okay. 377 00:23:04,576 --> 00:23:06,844 CHEVIE: Spread your legs out wide, there you go. 378 00:23:06,912 --> 00:23:09,246 SYDNEY: I, I, I'm really not looking forward to this. 379 00:23:09,314 --> 00:23:11,281 CHEVIE: You're okay. 380 00:23:11,717 --> 00:23:12,583 (gunshot) 381 00:23:12,651 --> 00:23:13,984 Whoa, good one! 382 00:23:13,986 --> 00:23:14,985 SYDNEY: Was that a dead duck? 383 00:23:14,987 --> 00:23:18,188 CHEVIE: Dead duck! SYDNEY: Yes, yes, yes. 384 00:23:19,124 --> 00:23:22,192 CHEVIE: Could still just be my hunting partner and help grab birds if we get some 385 00:23:22,194 --> 00:23:23,527 or whatever, you know? 386 00:23:23,529 --> 00:23:25,395 SYDNEY: Okay. CHEVIE: All right. 387 00:23:25,397 --> 00:23:28,265 I mean, let's pack our stuff up and head to the boat. 388 00:23:29,001 --> 00:23:31,068 Sydney was practicing with the .22 389 00:23:31,136 --> 00:23:34,538 and now that we're shooting some waterfowl she's stepped her game up to a 390 00:23:34,540 --> 00:23:38,475 .410 which actually has a little bit of kick to it and it's a bigger gun. 391 00:23:38,477 --> 00:23:41,945 It's a really big accomplishment for her to be able to start using some guns like this. 392 00:23:42,881 --> 00:23:45,883 You're really starting to help a lot around the boat, aren't you? 393 00:23:45,951 --> 00:23:50,153 SYDNEY: Uh-hmm. Okay. 394 00:23:50,622 --> 00:23:54,224 CHEVIE: Now I'm excited about bringing you even more. 395 00:23:55,628 --> 00:23:58,495 It's been a learning experience for the both of us. 396 00:23:58,497 --> 00:24:03,033 I'm, I'm learning how to be a better teacher and patient, 397 00:24:03,101 --> 00:24:06,370 and Sydney and I have just had a great time together. 398 00:24:06,438 --> 00:24:11,008 So we're gonna give her one last try here before we go home. 399 00:24:20,653 --> 00:24:22,186 So make sure you're looking around. 400 00:24:22,254 --> 00:24:24,388 SYDNEY: Okay. 401 00:24:32,398 --> 00:24:32,980 (gunshot) 402 00:24:38,453 --> 00:24:39,987 SYDNEY: Hey, we got one! 403 00:24:40,055 --> 00:24:42,856 CHEVIE: Okay, get your, get your net, or be ready to pick it up, okay Bean? 404 00:24:42,858 --> 00:24:44,324 This one's all you. 405 00:24:44,393 --> 00:24:46,627 Grab it, Sydney. Grab it. 406 00:24:47,930 --> 00:24:49,396 SYDNEY: It's too far away. 407 00:24:49,398 --> 00:24:51,398 Let's try again. 408 00:24:51,466 --> 00:24:53,200 Not so fast. 409 00:24:53,869 --> 00:24:57,137 I got it. I got it, Dad. 410 00:24:57,139 --> 00:24:58,138 CHEVIE: Good grab! 411 00:24:58,206 --> 00:25:01,474 (panting) 412 00:25:01,477 --> 00:25:04,278 Okay, bring it in the boat. 413 00:25:04,346 --> 00:25:06,480 SYDNEY: It's alive. 414 00:25:11,887 --> 00:25:13,387 (gunshot) 415 00:25:14,823 --> 00:25:16,356 SYDNEY: We got it. 416 00:25:16,625 --> 00:25:18,525 You ran it over! 417 00:25:19,161 --> 00:25:20,160 Is it alive? 418 00:25:20,162 --> 00:25:21,495 CHEVIE: Yeah. It's alive. Grab it by the neck. 419 00:25:21,964 --> 00:25:24,031 SYDNEY: Okay. 420 00:25:25,167 --> 00:25:26,633 (gunshot) 421 00:25:26,635 --> 00:25:32,973 SYDNEY: We got it. 422 00:25:32,975 --> 00:25:34,374 No Thor, get. 423 00:25:34,443 --> 00:25:37,244 CHEVIE: If I'm successful, Sydney's successful. 424 00:25:37,312 --> 00:25:38,612 She's a team player. 425 00:25:38,647 --> 00:25:41,915 The ultimate goal is to put animals into the boat, 426 00:25:41,917 --> 00:25:45,519 and she was just as happy scooping them out of the water with the net, 427 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:47,588 and that being her part. 428 00:25:47,656 --> 00:25:51,591 That was just as much of a success to her as maybe shooting a duck. 429 00:25:52,060 --> 00:25:55,395 There's so many things that go along with being a good hunting partner 430 00:25:55,397 --> 00:25:57,064 or being a partner when you're out. 431 00:25:57,132 --> 00:26:00,133 And I feel like I, I have that with Sydney. 432 00:26:01,937 --> 00:26:03,537 Good, Sydney? That feels good, huh? 433 00:26:03,605 --> 00:26:07,140 SYDNEY: Yeah, way better. CHEVIE: Way better. 434 00:26:08,010 --> 00:26:10,477 River girl. River girl. 435 00:26:14,950 --> 00:26:16,950 JOHNNY: I'm not bringing food down from the Arctic. 436 00:26:17,019 --> 00:26:19,819 When I get to a location, I find new resources. 437 00:26:19,822 --> 00:26:21,755 And that's part of the subsistence lifestyle. 438 00:26:22,024 --> 00:26:24,124 The resources move, and so do I. 439 00:26:33,502 --> 00:26:36,303 JOHNNY: All right Java, you ready to catch some fish or what, dude? 440 00:26:37,773 --> 00:26:40,640 We gotta do better than yesterday. 441 00:26:40,643 --> 00:26:43,043 What do you think of this lure, Java? 442 00:26:43,111 --> 00:26:44,577 Wanna give him some good luck? 443 00:26:44,580 --> 00:26:45,912 I'll let you give it some good luck. 444 00:26:45,914 --> 00:26:47,314 There we go. 445 00:26:47,382 --> 00:26:50,250 See what we got going on here. 446 00:26:50,652 --> 00:26:53,487 Here in south-central Alaska, I have oceans. 447 00:26:53,522 --> 00:26:56,990 I have a lot of fishing to take advantage of. 448 00:26:57,059 --> 00:27:02,162 This place is just very abundant with resources if you can find it. 449 00:27:04,667 --> 00:27:07,267 Gotta keep a eye on the horizon, 450 00:27:07,269 --> 00:27:10,270 make sure that the swells aren't getting too big, 451 00:27:10,272 --> 00:27:14,441 but every day in the middle of the day that swell picks up. 452 00:27:19,481 --> 00:27:21,782 Oh, that's a fish already. 453 00:27:22,684 --> 00:27:24,785 Oh God, it's got some fight! 454 00:27:25,688 --> 00:27:27,921 It pulling me in circles. 455 00:27:29,958 --> 00:27:32,125 I'm gonna need a net for this one. 456 00:27:34,496 --> 00:27:36,029 Halibut. 457 00:27:36,231 --> 00:27:38,031 Hoo-hoo-hoo. 458 00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:39,866 (Bleep). 459 00:27:41,369 --> 00:27:43,270 Look at that. 460 00:27:43,905 --> 00:27:46,173 You like that, Java? 461 00:27:46,442 --> 00:27:48,241 Cool. 462 00:27:48,243 --> 00:27:49,509 Got a halibut here. 463 00:27:49,511 --> 00:27:51,644 That was pretty fast. 464 00:27:51,980 --> 00:27:54,047 That was a nice, pleasant surprise. 465 00:27:54,116 --> 00:27:58,452 Fishing for a cod for my dog and now I have food for myself. 466 00:27:59,922 --> 00:28:00,787 Halibut's for me. 467 00:28:00,789 --> 00:28:02,189 That's not for you, dude. 468 00:28:02,257 --> 00:28:04,391 That's too good, huh? 469 00:28:04,459 --> 00:28:06,326 You can have the head. 470 00:28:06,328 --> 00:28:08,462 I think I got something. 471 00:28:08,530 --> 00:28:10,197 Feelin' a little heavy. 472 00:28:10,265 --> 00:28:11,397 Yep. 473 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,934 You interested in some salad, ma'am? 474 00:28:14,203 --> 00:28:16,670 Yeah, I didn't think so, me either. 475 00:28:17,673 --> 00:28:23,877 Looks like the tide's kind of shifting and the water looks like it 476 00:28:23,945 --> 00:28:26,046 might get a little bit rougher, 477 00:28:26,882 --> 00:28:28,949 which means it's time for me to bail. 478 00:28:29,484 --> 00:28:31,417 I don't wanna push my luck out here, 479 00:28:31,420 --> 00:28:35,255 so I'm gonna head back while I can before it gets too nasty. 480 00:28:37,092 --> 00:28:39,292 I hope it's not too late in the season for cod. 481 00:28:39,361 --> 00:28:41,561 I might be a little late. 482 00:28:42,881 --> 00:28:46,633 KALEB: Heading out on hunts by myself helps me to be a more efficient hunter 483 00:28:46,902 --> 00:28:48,568 because I can be quieter. 484 00:28:48,637 --> 00:28:53,907 I can be a shadow in the woods, and it improves my odds of 485 00:28:53,909 --> 00:28:57,377 bringing back my intended target dramatically. 486 00:29:06,054 --> 00:29:12,159 KALEB: I shot a bear up on the slope above me here and made a less-than-ideal shot on it. 487 00:29:13,195 --> 00:29:14,661 And now I need to track it through the woods, 488 00:29:14,663 --> 00:29:18,131 need to get back to my last-known location, 489 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,568 and start tracking him through the brush and see if I can't find anything. 490 00:29:22,804 --> 00:29:24,671 I don't know where this bear is. 491 00:29:24,739 --> 00:29:25,738 It could be anywhere. 492 00:29:25,741 --> 00:29:28,275 It could be hiding at the base of a tree, 493 00:29:28,343 --> 00:29:31,178 waiting for me to walk by, and jump out and get me. 494 00:29:32,814 --> 00:29:35,115 It's not okay to leave an animal to just suffer in the forest. 495 00:29:36,885 --> 00:29:43,323 So, I'm going to do my absolute best to find this bear and harvest it. 496 00:29:43,692 --> 00:29:46,293 To put it on my table, to eat it. 497 00:29:48,630 --> 00:29:50,763 There are some tracks right there. 498 00:29:50,766 --> 00:29:53,733 He's turned and he's going out towards the, towards the river. 499 00:29:55,971 --> 00:30:01,875 And so, I have to be extremely tuned in to every little disturbance on the forest floor 500 00:30:03,178 --> 00:30:06,379 that gives me a signal that something passed through here. 501 00:30:07,182 --> 00:30:10,183 I will not stop trying until I find this bear. 502 00:30:11,253 --> 00:30:14,054 Here's a soft track right here in this ant farm. 503 00:30:14,323 --> 00:30:17,023 Ants have already pretty much destroyed with their work. 504 00:30:19,862 --> 00:30:22,462 Here's a twig that the bear broke off. 505 00:30:22,464 --> 00:30:24,797 It's a sign of his passing. 506 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,067 So, he went right through here. 507 00:30:42,885 --> 00:30:44,217 Oh, I just spotted it. 508 00:30:49,774 --> 00:30:52,976 KALEB: This bear died at the base of that tree right there. 509 00:30:53,779 --> 00:30:57,447 I don't think he's moving, but he was going right here. 510 00:30:58,250 --> 00:30:59,783 And he circled around, 511 00:30:59,851 --> 00:31:02,919 and he was posted up at the base of that tree waiting for me to come by. 512 00:31:04,056 --> 00:31:06,656 Makes me very glad that I backed out when I did. 513 00:31:07,459 --> 00:31:10,727 'Cause he would have charged from 15 feet away and that would've been the end of me. 514 00:31:11,529 --> 00:31:13,763 I'm gonna sneak up and make sure it's dead. 515 00:31:18,803 --> 00:31:20,069 Bear is dead. 516 00:31:20,739 --> 00:31:23,807 Wow, thank goodness I found it. 517 00:31:25,210 --> 00:31:27,877 Nice little cinnamon bear. 518 00:31:28,213 --> 00:31:30,880 Sorry bear to have caused you this pain. 519 00:31:30,882 --> 00:31:34,251 My shot placement was not what it should have been. 520 00:31:36,021 --> 00:31:39,589 I always intend when I pull the trigger for the animal to drop in its tracks. 521 00:31:40,892 --> 00:31:42,926 You'll be good on my table though. 522 00:31:45,364 --> 00:31:52,035 I'm very glad that I put in the work to find this bear and now it's time to butcher him, 523 00:31:53,238 --> 00:31:56,506 skin him down, break him into quarters, throw him in my backpack. 524 00:31:58,777 --> 00:32:04,180 This meat here represents a lot of hard work, a lot of effort went into this. 525 00:32:05,250 --> 00:32:08,852 But I'm very thankful for this bear and the food that he 526 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,221 provides for my family for the summer. 527 00:32:13,925 --> 00:32:16,526 While I love the process, I'm glad it's done. 528 00:32:17,529 --> 00:32:22,865 There's nothing left now but to load up camp after I enjoy the fruits of my labor. 529 00:32:23,869 --> 00:32:27,404 You are what you eat, so today I am a cinnamon bear. 530 00:32:30,275 --> 00:32:32,875 Mm, this bear is amazing. 531 00:32:32,878 --> 00:32:34,944 Tastes like a lot of hard work, 532 00:32:35,013 --> 00:32:39,683 a lot of miles traveled, pounds carried, 533 00:32:41,219 --> 00:32:43,686 and it's delicious. 534 00:32:44,823 --> 00:32:49,793 I'm getting a quick snack here, and then pack up and head home to my family. 535 00:32:52,964 --> 00:32:56,599 And, uh, turn this bear into burger and sausage, and other delicious things. 536 00:32:59,304 --> 00:33:01,304 CHRIS: Generally speaking, it's a tough life out here. 537 00:33:01,373 --> 00:33:03,639 It's hard to carve yourself a lifestyle. 538 00:33:03,642 --> 00:33:06,876 You're just always moving forward and always learning from your mistakes. 539 00:33:13,051 --> 00:33:15,385 CHRIS: I thought we'd gather up all this PVC pipe we got here. 540 00:33:15,453 --> 00:33:16,652 JESSI: Yeah. 541 00:33:16,655 --> 00:33:18,321 CHRIS: I tried making an old water system out of this. 542 00:33:18,323 --> 00:33:19,789 It should work really good. 543 00:33:19,858 --> 00:33:21,391 This is for the old water pump. 544 00:33:21,459 --> 00:33:23,459 This is like a big one-way valve. 545 00:33:23,462 --> 00:33:25,662 I think we can take this along with us. 546 00:33:25,730 --> 00:33:27,263 JESSI: Okay. 547 00:33:27,332 --> 00:33:29,532 CHRIS: And then I figured we'll take like, uh, one of our old fuel drums, 548 00:33:29,534 --> 00:33:31,868 and then we'll cut a hole in the top and make a rain barrel. 549 00:33:32,070 --> 00:33:33,536 JESSI: Alright. 550 00:33:33,538 --> 00:33:34,871 CHRIS: Do you think you can pick this up and I'll get the big drum? 551 00:33:34,873 --> 00:33:36,740 JESSI: Yeah. 552 00:33:36,808 --> 00:33:38,541 CHRIS: So, there's a couple ways that we get water out here, uh, 553 00:33:38,610 --> 00:33:40,944 rain is like the best drinking water out here. 554 00:33:41,012 --> 00:33:44,280 Uh, we got a really big roof that's, uh, pitched mostly one side. 555 00:33:44,349 --> 00:33:46,616 Uh, so every time it rains for more than a few minutes, 556 00:33:46,684 --> 00:33:48,484 we get about 50 gallons of rainwater. 557 00:33:48,820 --> 00:33:50,687 If we can set up a rain-catching system, 558 00:33:50,755 --> 00:33:52,622 uh, we'll be catching water all summer long and 559 00:33:52,690 --> 00:33:53,923 we'll be able to water our garden. 560 00:33:56,495 --> 00:33:58,962 So, I think the rain barrel should go right here, 561 00:33:59,030 --> 00:34:01,297 and I'm just gonna end up like cutting a hole in it, 562 00:34:01,366 --> 00:34:04,967 so when we make the rain gutters come down, they'll fall right into this. 563 00:34:04,970 --> 00:34:06,102 JESSI: Great. CHRIS: Cool. 564 00:34:06,104 --> 00:34:08,138 Let's start by cutting one of these in half. 565 00:34:13,912 --> 00:34:16,112 Like that. 566 00:34:16,114 --> 00:34:18,615 Let's test it out. 567 00:34:20,452 --> 00:34:22,919 JESSI: Oh, yes. 568 00:34:23,388 --> 00:34:25,989 CHRIS: Once we get it attached it'll all work better. Okay. 569 00:34:26,724 --> 00:34:28,591 As the rain comes down and lands on our tin roof, 570 00:34:28,660 --> 00:34:30,593 it drops into our double gutter system, 571 00:34:30,595 --> 00:34:32,195 which drops into a sink, 572 00:34:32,263 --> 00:34:34,597 which drops into our 55-gallon drum, 573 00:34:34,599 --> 00:34:36,266 comes up on a solar power pump, 574 00:34:36,334 --> 00:34:37,734 lands into our gravity-fed trough, 575 00:34:37,802 --> 00:34:40,870 drops down a couple layers, pops over a half-pipe, 576 00:34:40,939 --> 00:34:44,073 drops into a splitter which goes down two troughs into our garden, 577 00:34:44,609 --> 00:34:48,077 and everything goes perfectly, we're gonna have a beautiful garden come fall time. 578 00:34:48,346 --> 00:34:50,079 Nice and tight. Alright, let's drop it in. 579 00:34:52,617 --> 00:34:54,350 JESSI: Perfect. 580 00:34:54,352 --> 00:34:56,219 CHRIS: Well, you ready to try it out? 581 00:34:56,221 --> 00:34:57,286 JESSI: Yeah, let's do it. 582 00:34:57,289 --> 00:34:58,755 Let me put some water. Oh wait, I don't have to. 583 00:34:58,823 --> 00:34:59,822 You're just gonna hit the pump. 584 00:34:59,825 --> 00:35:01,557 That's right. 585 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,927 CHRIS: All we gotta do is hit this button and we're pretending to be the timer. 586 00:35:07,165 --> 00:35:08,030 Power's up. 587 00:35:08,033 --> 00:35:09,899 JESSI: Oh! 588 00:35:11,503 --> 00:35:14,303 There it goes. 589 00:35:14,306 --> 00:35:17,173 It's going down one trough, into the other. 590 00:35:18,309 --> 00:35:19,642 CHRIS: All the way down. 591 00:35:19,711 --> 00:35:21,211 Awesome. Works great. 592 00:35:22,047 --> 00:35:23,513 Give me one of these. 593 00:35:23,515 --> 00:35:24,647 JESSI: So, like everything works. 594 00:35:24,649 --> 00:35:26,516 CHRIS: Yeah. JESSI: Like it, wow. 595 00:35:26,584 --> 00:35:29,652 Morse homestead. Getting the garden put in. 596 00:35:29,721 --> 00:35:31,787 CHRIS: An automated garden on the homestead. 597 00:35:31,790 --> 00:35:33,189 Who woulda thought? 598 00:35:33,258 --> 00:35:35,925 JESSI: So, all that's next is to put the garden in, right? 599 00:35:35,927 --> 00:35:37,393 CHRIS: Oh, that's exciting. 600 00:35:37,395 --> 00:35:39,395 JESSI: I know I'm gonna go get my little planties and my little seeds, 601 00:35:40,131 --> 00:35:41,664 and we're gonna fill up the garden, right? 602 00:35:41,666 --> 00:35:42,932 CHRIS: That's it. JESSI: Awesome. 603 00:35:42,934 --> 00:35:44,601 This is my favorite part. 604 00:35:47,805 --> 00:35:50,807 JOHNNY: It's not an easy lifestyle. 605 00:35:50,875 --> 00:35:52,875 Nature's doing its thing with or without me. 606 00:35:52,878 --> 00:35:55,611 And I intentionally subject myself to these challenges, 607 00:35:55,614 --> 00:35:57,814 to these hardships, because that's what I enjoy. 608 00:36:00,819 --> 00:36:04,387 It's a damn-fine day for fishing, we'll find you some fish, Java. 609 00:36:06,358 --> 00:36:07,156 The weather's nice. 610 00:36:07,225 --> 00:36:08,090 It's nice and calm. 611 00:36:08,093 --> 00:36:09,225 There's no swell. 612 00:36:09,294 --> 00:36:11,227 And this is a day I can take advantage of fishing, 613 00:36:11,296 --> 00:36:14,030 and I gotta figure out where the schools of cod are. 614 00:36:14,366 --> 00:36:15,565 You know, if I'm not catching fish, 615 00:36:15,633 --> 00:36:17,834 if I'm not bringing food home for her then she'll be 616 00:36:17,902 --> 00:36:19,635 stuck eating kibble. 617 00:36:19,638 --> 00:36:23,706 But the more I catch, uh, the longer it's gonna feed her and, uh, 618 00:36:23,708 --> 00:36:27,243 and that's just that much longer I can go without coming back out here 619 00:36:27,312 --> 00:36:29,445 and dealing with crossing the bay. 620 00:36:29,514 --> 00:36:30,580 Oh, man. 621 00:36:30,648 --> 00:36:32,482 I'm feeling some fish down there. 622 00:36:34,986 --> 00:36:37,320 This one's got some weight to it. 623 00:36:38,790 --> 00:36:40,256 There we go. 624 00:36:40,325 --> 00:36:42,025 Irish lord. 625 00:36:43,861 --> 00:36:46,162 I don't keep 'em. 626 00:36:48,867 --> 00:36:50,867 Calm down, buddy. 627 00:36:56,407 --> 00:36:57,873 What do you think, Java? 628 00:36:57,876 --> 00:36:59,409 I think it's time to give this spot a rest. 629 00:36:59,477 --> 00:37:02,145 Don't you, girl? 630 00:37:04,949 --> 00:37:09,685 I'm gonna migrate another 30 yards over to here, and I think that because 631 00:37:09,688 --> 00:37:11,954 I'm close to those big rock cliffs, 632 00:37:11,957 --> 00:37:16,559 you know I'm kind of looking for more of like a sandy, muddy bottom to catch cod, 633 00:37:16,628 --> 00:37:21,230 so, so I'm going to putt up a little bit, get back to the fishing grounds. 634 00:37:24,369 --> 00:37:26,636 Where those cod at, Java? 635 00:37:26,972 --> 00:37:29,972 And this particular day, it's been a little bit slow. 636 00:37:29,975 --> 00:37:32,908 I'm catching Irish lords but I'm not catching the cod. 637 00:37:33,111 --> 00:37:35,945 Uh, but that's okay, you just keep trying, keep at it, and, uh, 638 00:37:36,648 --> 00:37:38,448 persistence will pay off. 639 00:37:40,518 --> 00:37:42,819 Let's see what we got going on here. 640 00:37:43,721 --> 00:37:45,588 Yeah, baby. 641 00:37:45,991 --> 00:37:47,323 That's a fish on, baby. 642 00:37:47,792 --> 00:37:49,992 Come on, be a cod. Be a cod. 643 00:37:50,461 --> 00:37:53,930 We're about to find out Java if you're gonna be eatin' 644 00:37:53,998 --> 00:37:55,898 or I'm gonna be sending an Irish lord back down. 645 00:38:02,791 --> 00:38:06,192 JOHNNY: Come on, be a cod. Be a cod. 646 00:38:08,330 --> 00:38:10,530 Cod! 647 00:38:11,733 --> 00:38:13,333 We'll take it. 648 00:38:13,401 --> 00:38:14,800 Oh, yeah. 649 00:38:14,803 --> 00:38:16,836 In the bucket, he goes. 650 00:38:19,741 --> 00:38:21,207 What do you say, Javs? 651 00:38:21,209 --> 00:38:22,475 Is this good enough for you? 652 00:38:22,543 --> 00:38:24,477 Am I doing okay? 653 00:38:24,479 --> 00:38:27,747 Oh, but when the biting's good, sometimes I push my luck. 654 00:38:29,016 --> 00:38:30,750 These are the cod I'm after right here. 655 00:38:32,554 --> 00:38:34,921 That's what I'm looking for. 656 00:38:36,357 --> 00:38:37,490 Oh, yeah. 657 00:38:37,492 --> 00:38:38,691 Possibly a halibut. 658 00:38:38,693 --> 00:38:41,160 Whatever it is, it's got a fight to it. 659 00:38:42,697 --> 00:38:44,363 That's what I'm after right there. 660 00:38:44,366 --> 00:38:46,466 That's a nice cod. 661 00:38:48,703 --> 00:38:50,370 Java, you're eating good for a while buddy. 662 00:38:51,439 --> 00:38:53,239 I'm on top of a nice school of cod right now. 663 00:38:53,708 --> 00:38:55,541 I'm pulling them up kind of left and right. 664 00:38:56,578 --> 00:38:58,111 And this is what I'm after. 665 00:38:58,179 --> 00:39:00,513 This is what I've been trying to find is the school. 666 00:39:00,581 --> 00:39:02,448 That's what gonna fill this bucket full of fish, 667 00:39:02,517 --> 00:39:04,517 and that's what's gonna fill my dry rack 668 00:39:04,519 --> 00:39:06,986 full of cod and that's what's gonna feed Java. 669 00:39:07,255 --> 00:39:09,188 Another cod, I'll take it. 670 00:39:10,792 --> 00:39:12,992 Here we go. We'll take 'em. 671 00:39:14,796 --> 00:39:16,862 It's a nice cod. 672 00:39:17,465 --> 00:39:19,599 That's what I'm after right there. 673 00:39:22,003 --> 00:39:24,036 We'll keep 'em. 674 00:39:25,140 --> 00:39:26,739 Another cod. 675 00:39:26,808 --> 00:39:29,142 You're just unfazed by this. 676 00:39:29,877 --> 00:39:32,211 You don't care unless it's time to eat. 677 00:39:33,014 --> 00:39:35,014 But at this point, I got a pretty good amount. 678 00:39:35,016 --> 00:39:37,350 I got about two weeks' worth. 679 00:39:37,819 --> 00:39:40,620 I wanna cross the bay before it gets too rough. 680 00:39:41,823 --> 00:39:44,957 To be able to live a lifestyle that I can connect with nature, 681 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:49,629 have this symbiotic relationship with, 682 00:39:49,697 --> 00:39:52,364 it's just a really beautiful thing for me. 683 00:39:52,633 --> 00:39:54,967 And I don't take it for granted, not one day. 684 00:39:58,372 --> 00:40:00,840 CHEVIE: Thanks Sydney. SYDNEY: Welcome. 685 00:40:00,908 --> 00:40:02,642 CHEVIE: Which duck is this? Do you remember? 686 00:40:02,710 --> 00:40:04,510 SYDNEY: Uh, pintail? 687 00:40:04,512 --> 00:40:05,978 CHEVIE: Oh, yeah. Probably. 688 00:40:05,980 --> 00:40:08,147 RYDER: Thank you. 689 00:40:08,183 --> 00:40:12,185 CHEVIE: There's a lot more than just hunting or just going out and getting an animal. 690 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:15,788 There's a lot of things you can learn while you're doing it. 691 00:40:15,790 --> 00:40:19,191 With Sydney, she really developed as a young steward of the land so to speak. 692 00:40:19,527 --> 00:40:21,127 You know she's, that's who she is. 693 00:40:21,195 --> 00:40:24,931 She's, she's developed more and become more comfortable in her surroundings. 694 00:40:26,601 --> 00:40:30,269 I, I'm excited about the years to come and all the fun memories 695 00:40:30,538 --> 00:40:32,972 that we'll make that started with this trip. 696 00:40:33,741 --> 00:40:34,740 Pretty good Sydney? 697 00:40:34,809 --> 00:40:35,608 SYDNEY: Yeah. 698 00:40:35,610 --> 00:40:36,542 CHEVIE: I'm gonna have some. 699 00:40:36,544 --> 00:40:37,810 SONTA: Good job, Bean. 700 00:40:37,879 --> 00:40:39,345 SYDNEY: Thank you. 701 00:40:39,347 --> 00:40:41,080 CHEVIE: You probably scooped this one out of the water I'd imagine. 702 00:40:41,482 --> 00:40:42,748 SYDNEY: Why? CHEVIE: I don't know. 703 00:40:42,817 --> 00:40:43,950 You scooped a lot out of the water, 704 00:40:44,018 --> 00:40:46,018 so there's a pretty good chance you scooped this one. 705 00:40:46,020 --> 00:40:47,353 SYDNEY: I think it might be. 706 00:40:47,355 --> 00:40:49,622 I think it might be that some of these birds like I brought in, 707 00:40:49,690 --> 00:40:51,090 or I helped you get. 708 00:40:51,158 --> 00:40:52,992 CHEVIE: That's pretty cool, huh? SYDNEY: Uh-huh. 709 00:40:54,562 --> 00:40:59,098 CHEVIE: I think the big takeaway is to make the time for your kids to have 710 00:40:59,100 --> 00:41:02,234 moments like this 'cause they're only gonna be that age once. 711 00:41:03,437 --> 00:41:08,341 We get busy and life happens so fast that sometimes we don't slow down, 712 00:41:09,577 --> 00:41:13,178 and it's just a reminder to take those times, those weekends, 713 00:41:13,515 --> 00:41:16,715 those four or five days and really get to know your kids. 714 00:41:17,385 --> 00:41:20,185 You can always look back and say I wish I would've 715 00:41:20,188 --> 00:41:23,856 but it's really nice to be able to say that's what we did. 716 00:41:31,132 --> 00:41:32,865 BRITTANY: Hey. KALEB: Hey. 717 00:41:32,867 --> 00:41:34,800 BRITTANY: Were you successful? 718 00:41:34,802 --> 00:41:37,270 KALEB: Yeah, look at that full backpack. 719 00:41:37,338 --> 00:41:38,404 BRITTANY: You know what you brought with you. 720 00:41:38,472 --> 00:41:39,939 KALEB: Full of meat. 721 00:41:40,007 --> 00:41:42,275 BRITTANY: That's a small bear if it all fits in there. 722 00:41:42,343 --> 00:41:43,743 KALEB: Yeah, well it's springtime. 723 00:41:43,811 --> 00:41:46,345 They're not exactly the largest creatures this time of the year. 724 00:41:46,681 --> 00:41:47,813 BRITTANY: That's true. 725 00:41:47,815 --> 00:41:50,683 I guess we need to go process some meat. 726 00:41:50,751 --> 00:41:51,951 KALEB: For sure. 727 00:41:51,953 --> 00:41:54,219 BRITTANY: Do that. We missed you. 728 00:41:54,222 --> 00:41:55,554 KALEB: I'm glad to be back too when that bear was. 729 00:41:55,557 --> 00:41:56,822 BRITTANY: I bet you're whipped. 730 00:41:56,824 --> 00:41:58,558 KALEB: When that bear was chasing me through the woods, 731 00:41:58,626 --> 00:42:01,561 I was like I don't really like it here right now. 732 00:42:02,430 --> 00:42:03,762 BRITTANY: It's much better with me? 733 00:42:03,765 --> 00:42:05,164 Even when I'm chasing you out. 734 00:42:05,232 --> 00:42:07,066 KALEB: Yeah, I'd rather you were chasing me through the woods. 735 00:42:07,435 --> 00:42:09,035 (laughing) 736 00:42:09,103 --> 00:42:11,304 BRITTANY: Hunting bear or bear hunting? 737 00:42:11,372 --> 00:42:13,940 KALEB: That's a question, uh, answer that I'll keep to myself. 738 00:42:14,909 --> 00:42:15,975 Love you. 739 00:42:15,977 --> 00:42:16,842 BRITTANY: I love you too. 740 00:42:16,844 --> 00:42:18,044 ELOVIE: Love ya. 741 00:42:18,112 --> 00:42:19,845 BRITTANY: All right kids, let's go bring that inside. 742 00:42:19,847 --> 00:42:22,982 KALEB: This meat here represents a lot of hard work, 743 00:42:23,518 --> 00:42:25,918 a lot of effort went into this. 744 00:42:26,921 --> 00:42:31,457 I will always maintain that a bad day in the woods is better than a good day in the office. 745 00:42:31,726 --> 00:42:34,026 But this hunt exemplified that. 746 00:42:36,597 --> 00:42:37,930 JESSI: The bok choy, 747 00:42:37,932 --> 00:42:41,467 the lettuce, the onions, and me have all been waiting so long for 748 00:42:41,469 --> 00:42:43,536 this exact moment. 749 00:42:43,604 --> 00:42:46,405 I'm like the happiest camper, like the perfect little clam, 750 00:42:46,474 --> 00:42:47,940 I'm like snug as a bug in a rug. 751 00:42:48,009 --> 00:42:52,211 We are just so stoked to be here seeing all this water to come down 752 00:42:52,213 --> 00:42:55,081 this super janky contraption system. 753 00:42:55,149 --> 00:42:57,917 And like this is, this is why I'm out here. 754 00:42:59,553 --> 00:43:02,021 They're happy little plants. 755 00:43:02,023 --> 00:43:03,422 They're gonna grow nice and big. 756 00:43:03,424 --> 00:43:06,192 How perfectly timed, and it's the perfect amount of water. 757 00:43:07,428 --> 00:43:09,362 CHRIS: This is great. 758 00:43:09,764 --> 00:43:13,165 This project came to fruition from all of the hoard that was around the cabin, 759 00:43:13,234 --> 00:43:16,202 Jessi and I put our heads together, came up with a makeshift plan, 760 00:43:17,304 --> 00:43:20,372 and made a functioning auto-watering garden system. 761 00:43:20,375 --> 00:43:22,908 The garden box is something we needed out here. 762 00:43:22,910 --> 00:43:27,113 But really, seeing my wife smile every day, that's the payoff for me. 763 00:43:27,982 --> 00:43:30,149 JESSI: All the way down. 764 00:43:33,721 --> 00:43:36,422 JOHNNY: So, this is kinda the end result and this'll go onto the drying rack. 765 00:43:37,591 --> 00:43:40,993 This'll dry and then it'll make good dog food for Java. 766 00:43:42,329 --> 00:43:46,666 What do you say, Java? Yeah, you love it. 767 00:43:49,804 --> 00:43:52,805 It's a pretty good day today. 768 00:43:53,207 --> 00:43:57,810 Caught a lot of fish, processed them, got Java food. 769 00:43:58,212 --> 00:44:01,013 I got myself food. 770 00:44:01,015 --> 00:44:06,385 It's another good day out here in Alaska, living free, eating the wild. 771 00:44:07,555 --> 00:44:10,222 I honestly couldn't ask for much more. 772 00:44:10,692 --> 00:44:11,807 Oh, you want a belly rub, 773 00:44:11,859 --> 00:44:13,759 you could ask for more couldn't you? 774 00:44:13,761 --> 00:44:15,627 You want all kinds of stuff. 775 00:44:15,630 --> 00:44:18,431 You're never happy, never satisfied. 776 00:44:18,499 --> 00:44:21,100 Are you, huh? Never happy.